Province of Saskatchewan

3GA Marine Ltd. provided Ferry Consulting Regulatory Compliance and produced Stability Books for the entire fleet of vessels. Required special Transport Canada exemptions for the Province of Saskatchewan, Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure.

• All Saskatchewan ferries are operated by the provincial government.
• All ferry operations are seasonal.
• Ferries generally operate from mid April to mid November, but this depends on ice conditions.
• All ferries, with the exception of Wollaston, are free.
• All ferries, except Wollaston and Riverhurst, operate from 7 a.m. to midnight, CST. The Clarkboro ferry is another exception, which operates from 5 a.m. midnight, CST.
• All ferries, except Riverhurst and Wollaston, are river crossings. As such, these ferries are affected by fluctuating water levels in the rivers. The maximum weights allowed or the operation of these ferries may change without notice due to fluctuating water level

Estuary Cable Ferry
North of Estuary on Grid Road
18,500 kg, 40,700 lbs, 6 cars, 16.7 m, 56 feet, 6.7 m, 22 feet

Lemsford Cable Ferry
North of Lemsford
18,500 kg, 40,700 lbs, 6 cars, 16.7 m, 56 feet, 6.7 m, 22 feet

Lancer Cable Ferry
North of Lancer between Highways 30 and 32 18,500 kg
40,700 lbs 6 cars 16.7 m
56 feet 6.7 m 22 feet

Riverhurst Cable Ferry
Highway 42
90,700 kg, 200,000 lbs, 15 cars, 35.6 m,  117 feet, 14.0 m, 46 feet

Clarkboro Cable Ferry
Between Warman and Aberdeen on Grid 784
31,500 kg, 69,400 lbs, 6 cars, 18.2 m, 60 feet, 6.0 m, 20 feet

Hague Cable Ferry
East of Hague from Highway 11
18,500 kg, 40,700 lbs, 6 cars, 16.7 m, 55 feet, 5.8 m, 19 feet

St. Laurent Cable Ferry
East of Duck Lake on grid road between Highway 11 and 225
31,500 kg, 69,400 lbs, 6 cars, 18.2 m, 60 feet, 6.0 m, 20 feet

Fenton Cable Ferry
Between Highway 25 and 3 on Grid Road
18,500 kg, 40,700 lbs,  6 cars,  16.7 m, 55 feet,  6.0 m, 20 feet

Weldon Cable Ferry
Between Highway 3 and 302 north of Weldon
31,500 kg, 69,400 lbs, 6 cars, 18.2 m, 60 feet, 6.0 m, 20 feet

Paynton Cable Ferry
Between Highway 16 and 26 on Grid 674
31,500 kg, 69,400 lbs, 6 cars, 18.2 m, 60 feet, 6.0 m, 20 feet

Wingard Cable Ferry
East of Marcelin on grid road between Highway 40 and 11
18,500 kg, 40,700 lbs, 6 cars, 16.7 m, 55 feet, 6.7 m, 22 feet

Cecil Cable Ferry
Between Highway 302 and 55 east of Prince Albert
31,500 kg, 69,400 lbs,  6 cars, 18.2 m, 60 feet, 6.0 m, 20 feet

Wollaston Barge
Hwy 905 to Wollaston Lake community
21,300 kg, 46,900 lbs depends on vehicle size, 15.2 m, 50 feet, 2.7 m, 9 feet

Company Name:
Province of Saskatchewan, Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure

Project Name:

Stability Books and Stability Evaluation 11 Vessels

Start Date:
Q2 2014

Completion Date:
Q3 2014

Location:
All across the Province of Saskatchewan

3GA Contact:
David Mietla

Sector:
Transportation

Industry:
Public Sector

Scope:
Production of new stability books for the entire fleet of Ministry vessels. Exemption from an inclining experiment was requested and new stability books were produced based on calculated position of the vertical centre of gravity.

Length of Assignment:
Months

Challenges:
Could not perform inclining experiments had to apply to Transport Canada for exepemptions demonstrating sufficient stability margins by modeling and vertical centres of gravity calculations.